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World Congresses since 1908
| N° | Year | Venue | Countries represented | Number of Participants | Congress Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1908 | Fribourg Switzerland | 20 | 750 | The Training of Economics Teachers. Necessity of involving the greatest number of girls in Home Economics Education |
| II | 1913 | Ghent Belgium | 27 | 600 | Home Economics in Elementary and Intermediate schools and for adults |
| III | 1922 | Paris France | 35 | 2,000 | Methods of town and rural Home Management Teaching |
| IV | 1927 | Rome Italy | 34 | 1,500 | Role of Home Economics from the social standpoint. Taylorism in the organisation of household work |
| V | 1934 | Berlin Germany | 23 | 900 | Home Management Teaching must use all sciences and requires a rational organisation of domestic work |
| VI | 1939 | Copenhagen Denmark | 24 | 400 | Restoration or conservation of intellectual, moral, social and economic inheritance of countries by women's education |
| VII | 1949 | Stockholm Sweden | 22 | 700 | Adaption of Home Economics teaching methods to the psychological development of young people |
| VIII | 1953 | Edinburgh United Kingdom | 55 | 1,250 | Home Economics at the service of life: its contribution to individual and social progress |
| IX | 1958 | Maryland United States | 60 | 1,040 | Education in Home Economics relative to the social and economic conditions of various countries |
| X | 1963 | Paris France | 52 | 2,000 | Home Economics Education to meet changing world conditions and needs: In preserving the inherent values of family life. In serving the wider society |
| XI | 1968 | Bristol United Kingdom | 62 | 1,100 | Home Economics in the service of national cooperation: sociological, scientific and economic, educational |
| XII | 1972 | Helsinki Finland | 43 | 1,000 | Home Economics, a vital force |
| XIII | 1976 | Ottawa Canada | 53 | 1,000 | Life, not just Survival: Home Economics and te Utilisation of the Worlds Recources |
| XIV | 1980 | Manila Philippines | 54 | 1,400 | Home Economics, a responsible partner in development |
| XV | 1984 | Oslo Norway | 54 | 950 | Technology and its Effect on Living Conditions |
| XVI | 1988 | Minneapolis United States | 80 | 1,400 | Health for All: Role of Home Economics |
| XVII | 1992 | Hanover Germany | 80 | 1,580 | Focussing on Families and Households: Change and Exchange |
| XVIII | 1996 | Bangkok Thailand | 45 | 830 | Livig condtions: A global Responsability |
| XIX | 2000 | Accra Ghana | 37 | 600 | A new century: Focus on the future. The expanding role of Home Economics in developing human resources; in improving living conditions and fostering human rights; in advocacy for families and households |
| XX | 2004 | Kyoto Japan | 36 | 1,066 | Cooperation and Interdependence - Fostering Leadership in Home Economics for Healthy Communities |
| XXI | 2008 | Lucerne Switzerland | 54 | 1,100 | Home Economics: Reflecting the Past - Creating the Future |
| XXII | 2012 | Melbourne Australia | 50 | 750 | Global Wellbeing - Global Creativity and Innovation: Developing Capacities for sustainable Future |
| XXIII | 2016 | Daejeon Korea | 42 | 900 | Hope & Happiness: The Role of Home Economics in the Pursuit of Hope & Happiness for Individuals and Communities now and in the Future |
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